{ "version": "2026-10-06", "note": "Curated sample of documented cases from public reporting. Category-level descriptions only.", "cases": [ { "id": "DM-001", "actor_id": "isis", "date": "2014-08", "place": "Tabqa airbase, Raqqa province, Syria", "title": "Drone reconnaissance of airbase used in propaganda", "description": "Islamic State used a consumer quadcopter to film a Syrian military airbase before its ground assault, then used the aerial footage in a multilingual propaganda video.", "techniques": [ "T01.1", "T03.2", "T05.2" ], "confidence": "well-documented", "sources": [ { "publisher": "Engadget", "title": "Militants use off-the-shelf drones for surveillance and propaganda", "date": "2014-08-29", "url": "https://www.engadget.com/2014-08-29-isis-militants-drones-propaganda.html" }, { "publisher": "Lawfare", "title": "Look Who Else Has Drones: ISIS and al-Nusra", "date": "2014-10-24", "url": "https://www.lawfaremedia.org/article/look-who-else-has-drones-isis-and-al-nusra" } ] }, { "id": "DM-002", "actor_id": "isis", "date": "2015", "place": "Mosul, Iraq", "title": "Internal documents reveal a managed drone programme", "description": "Islamic State documents recovered in Mosul show a drone unit run under its military manufacturing committee, with purchase requests, receipts and mission reports.", "techniques": [ "T01.1", "T01.2", "T01.4" ], "confidence": "well-documented", "sources": [ { "publisher": "Combating Terrorism Center at West Point", "title": "The Islamic State's Drone Documents: Management, Acquisitions, and DIY Tradecraft", "date": "2017-01-31", "url": "https://ctc.westpoint.edu/ctc-perspectives-the-islamic-states-drone-documents-management-acquisitions-and-diy-tradecraft" }, { "publisher": "Combating Terrorism Center at West Point", "title": "The Islamic State and Drones: Supply, Scale, and Future Threats", "date": "2018-07-11", "url": "https://ctc.westpoint.edu/islamic-state-drones-supply-scale-future-threats/" } ] }, { "id": "DM-003", "actor_id": "isis", "date": "2016-02", "place": "Ramadi, Anbar, Iraq", "title": "Drone workshop found after Ramadi's recapture", "description": "Field investigators documented an Islamic State workshop in Ramadi where the group was building drones and apparently experimenting with arming them.", "techniques": [ "T01.4", "T02.1" ], "confidence": "well-documented", "sources": [ { "publisher": "Conflict Armament Research", "title": "Islamic State's Weaponised Drones", "date": "2016-10", "url": "https://www.conflictarm.com/perspectives/islamic-states-weaponised-drones/" }, { "publisher": "Middle East Eye", "title": "IS attempting to manufacture weaponised drones: Report", "date": "2016-10-20", "url": "https://www.middleeasteye.net/news/attempting-manufacture-weaponised-drones-report" } ] }, { "id": "DM-004", "actor_id": "isis", "date": "2016-10-02", "place": "Erbil, northern Iraq", "title": "Booby-trapped drone kills two Peshmerga", "description": "An explosive-rigged Islamic State drone detonated after Kurdish fighters recovered it, killing two Peshmerga and wounding two French soldiers; the first confirmed deadly ISIS drone attack.", "techniques": [ "T02.1", "T04.1" ], "confidence": "well-documented", "sources": [ { "publisher": "Al Jazeera", "title": "'Booby-trapped' ISIL drone in deadly Iraq attack", "date": "2016-10-12", "url": "https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2016/10/12/booby-trapped-isil-drone-in-deadly-iraq-attack" }, { "publisher": "The New Arab (AFP)", "title": "IS drone kills Kurdish fighters, hurts French troops", "date": "2016-10-12", "url": "https://www.newarab.com/news/drone-kills-kurdish-fighters-hurts-french-troops" }, { "publisher": "Combating Terrorism Center at West Point", "title": "The Islamic State and Drones: Supply, Scale, and Future Threats", "date": "2018-07-11", "url": "https://ctc.westpoint.edu/islamic-state-drones-supply-scale-future-threats/" } ] }, { "id": "DM-005", "actor_id": "isis", "date": "2017-01", "place": "Mosul, Iraq", "title": "Dropped-munition campaign against Iraqi forces", "description": "During the battle for Mosul, Islamic State used commercial quadcopters to drop small munitions on Iraqi forces, wounding soldiers and civilians; the threat peaked in spring 2017.", "techniques": [ "T01.1", "T02.1", "T04.1", "T04.8" ], "confidence": "well-documented", "sources": [ { "publisher": "Military Times", "title": "ISIS using small drones to drop bombs on Iraqis", "date": "2017-01-11", "url": "https://www.militarytimes.com/news/your-military/2017/01/11/isis-using-small-drones-to-drop-bombs-on-iraqis/" }, { "publisher": "Defense One", "title": "The Drones of ISIS", "date": "2017-01-12", "url": "https://www.defenseone.com/technology/2017/01/drones-isis/134542/" }, { "publisher": "Combating Terrorism Center at West Point", "title": "The Islamic State and Drones: Supply, Scale, and Future Threats", "date": "2018-07-11", "url": "https://ctc.westpoint.edu/islamic-state-drones-supply-scale-future-threats/" } ] }, { "id": "DM-006", "actor_id": "isis", "date": "2017-01-24", "place": "Ninawa province, Iraq", "title": "Propaganda video showcases drone strikes", "description": "Islamic State's Ninawa media office released a video compiling drone footage of strikes on Iraqi troops and vehicles, promoting the capability to supporters.", "techniques": [ "T05.1", "T04.1" ], "confidence": "well-documented", "sources": [ { "publisher": "The New Arab", "title": "IS video reveals high-tech weaponised drone attacks in Mosul", "date": "2017-01-25", "url": "https://newarab.com/news/video-reveals-high-tech-weaponised-drone-attacks-mosul" }, { "publisher": "Combating Terrorism Center at West Point", "title": "The Islamic State and Drones: Supply, Scale, and Future Threats", "date": "2018-07-11", "url": "https://ctc.westpoint.edu/islamic-state-drones-supply-scale-future-threats/" } ] }, { "id": "DM-007", "actor_id": "isis", "date": "2017-06", "place": "Raqqa, Syria", "title": "Drones harass US special forces near Raqqa", "description": "US officials said Islamic State drones attacked US special operations forces around Raqqa, at times disrupting their ability to call in airstrikes.", "techniques": [ "T01.1", "T04.1", "T03.1" ], "confidence": "single-source", "sources": [ { "publisher": "Washington Post (reproduced by University of Plymouth DCSS)", "title": "ISIS drones are attacking U.S. troops and disrupting airstrikes in al-Raqqah", "date": "2017-06-14", "url": "https://blogs.plymouth.ac.uk/dcss/2017/06/15/isis-drones-are-attacking-u-s-troops-and-disrupting-aistrikes-in-al-raqqah/" } ] }, { "id": "DM-008", "actor_id": "isis", "date": "2024-04", "place": "Online", "title": "Pro-IS channels circulate drone instruction series", "description": "Since 2024, pro-Islamic State online channels have circulated drone instructional series aimed at lone actors; researchers judge they lower barriers but do not close the intent-capability gap.", "techniques": [ "T07.1", "T07.3" ], "confidence": "well-documented", "sources": [ { "publisher": "GNET", "title": "From Propaganda to Practice: Instructional Media and the Diffusion of Drone Capabilities in Jihadist Ecosystems", "date": "2026-08-17", "url": "https://gnet-research.org/2026/08/17/from-propaganda-to-practice-instructional-media-and-the-diffusion-of-drone-capabilities-in-jihadist-ecosystems/" }, { "publisher": "Jamestown Foundation", "title": "Persistent Threat of Drone-Enabled Lone Actor Terrorism", "date": "2026", "url": "https://jamestown.org/persistent-threat-of-drone-enabled-lone-actor-terrorism/" }, { "publisher": "Counter Extremism Project", "title": "Extremist Content Online: Pro-ISIS groups release guides on building and weaponizing drones", "date": "2026-04-14", "url": "https://www.counterextremism.com/press/extremist-content-online-pro-isis-groups-release-guides-building-and-weaponizing-drones-isis" } ] }, { "id": "DM-009", "actor_id": "hamas", "date": "2014-07-14", "place": "Ashdod area, Israel", "title": "Qassam Brigades claims drone missions over Israel", "description": "Israel shot down a drone launched from Gaza near Ashdod; Hamas's armed wing claimed it had flown drones over Israeli military sites, which was not independently confirmed.", "techniques": [ "T03.2", "T05.2" ], "confidence": "reported", "sources": [ { "publisher": "Christian Science Monitor (Reuters)", "title": "Israel downs drone from Gaza, Palestinians flee air strikes", "date": "2014-07-14", "url": "https://www.csmonitor.com/World/Security-Watch/terrorism-security/2014/0714/Israel-downs-drone-from-Gaza-Palestinians-flee-air-strikes" }, { "publisher": "The Aviationist", "title": "Ababil over Israel", "date": "2014-07-14", "url": "https://theaviationist.com/2014/07/14/ababil-over-israel/" } ] }, { "id": "DM-010", "actor_id": "hamas", "date": "2016-12-15", "place": "Sfax, Tunisia", "title": "Hamas confirms slain engineer led drone programme", "description": "After engineer Mohamed Zouari was assassinated in Tunisia, Hamas's armed wing said he had worked on its drone projects for a decade, revealing a long-running in-house programme.", "techniques": [ "T01.4" ], "confidence": "well-documented", "sources": [ { "publisher": "Arab News (AFP)", "title": "Tunisians protest murder blamed on Israel", "date": "2016-12-20", "url": "https://www.arabnews.com/node/1027176" }, { "publisher": "Al Majalla", "title": "Mohamed Zouari: The Tunisian engineer behind Hamas drones", "date": "2023-10-11", "url": "https://en.majalla.com/node/301776" } ] }, { "id": "DM-011", "actor_id": "hamas", "date": "2021-05-13", "place": "Gaza Strip and southern Israel", "title": "Hamas unveils one-way attack drones", "description": "During the May 2021 conflict, the Qassam Brigades showed locally produced one-way attack drones and Israel intercepted several; analysts noted resemblance to Iranian-lineage designs.", "techniques": [ "T01.4", "T02.2", "T04.2", "T07.3" ], "confidence": "well-documented", "sources": [ { "publisher": "The War Zone", "title": "Palestinian Militants Are Now Launching Suicide Drones At Israel", "date": "2021-05-13", "url": "https://www.twz.com/40601/palestinian-militants-are-now-launching-suicide-drones-at-israel" }, { "publisher": "Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists", "title": "Drones add little to rocket-filled Israel-Palestine skies, but represent growing global threat", "date": "2021-05-20", "url": "https://thebulletin.org/?p=86208" }, { "publisher": "Al-Monitor", "title": "WATCH: Israeli air force shoots down Hamas drone", "date": "2021-05", "url": "https://al-monitor.com/originals/2021/05/watch-israeli-air-force-shoots-down-hamas-drone" } ] }, { "id": "DM-012", "actor_id": "hamas", "date": "2023-10-07", "place": "Gaza border, southern Israel", "title": "Drones open the October 7 assault", "description": "At the start of the 7 October attack, Hamas used small drones against observation towers, communications sites and a tank so ground forces could advance, and released the footage.", "techniques": [ "T02.1", "T04.1", "T04.6", "T05.1" ], "confidence": "well-documented", "sources": [ { "publisher": "Al-Monitor (AFP)", "title": "Snipers, drones, bulldozers: Gaza border guards recount Hamas attack", "date": "2023-10-10", "url": "https://www.al-monitor.com/originals/2023/10/snipers-drones-bulldozers-gaza-border-guards-recount-hamas-attack" }, { "publisher": "Defense News", "title": "Hamas drones helped catch Israel off guard, experts say", "date": "2023-10-18", "url": "https://www.defensenews.com/global/mideast-africa/2023/10/18/hamas-drones-helped-catch-israel-off-guard-experts-say/" }, { "publisher": "INSS", "title": "Life and Death in the Hands of the Drone: The Small, Cheap Devices Early in the Swords of Iron War", "date": "2023-10-26", "url": "https://www.inss.org.il/publication/hamas-drones/" }, { "publisher": "ICCT / Perspectives on Terrorism", "title": "Drones and the Hamas-led Attack of 7 October 2023: Innovation and Implications", "date": "2025", "url": "https://pt.icct.nl/article/drones-and-hamas-led-attack-7-october-2023-innovation-and-implications" } ] }, { "id": "DM-013", "actor_id": "houthis", "date": "2019-01-10", "place": "Al-Anad air base, Lahij, Yemen", "title": "Explosive drone strikes military parade at al-Anad", "description": "A Houthi explosive drone detonated over a Yemeni government military parade, killing six soldiers and wounding senior officers including the intelligence chief.", "techniques": [ "T02.2", "T04.3" ], "confidence": "well-documented", "sources": [ { "publisher": "Bellingcat", "title": "Houthis Use Armed Drone to Target Yemeni Army Top Brass", "date": "2019-01-10", "url": "https://www.bellingcat.com/news/mena/2019/01/10/houthis-use-armed-drone-to-target-yemeni-army-top-brass" }, { "publisher": "PBS NewsHour (AP)", "title": "Rebel drone strikes Yemen military parade, killing several", "date": "2019-01-10", "url": "https://www.pbs.org/newshour/world/rebel-drone-strikes-yemen-military-parade-killing-several" } ] }, { "id": "DM-014", "actor_id": "houthis", "date": "2019-09-14", "place": "Abqaiq and Khurais, Saudi Arabia", "title": "Houthis claim Aramco strikes; attribution contested", "description": "The Houthis claimed drone attacks on Saudi Aramco facilities. UN monitors later concluded the Houthis did not launch them; the US, Saudi Arabia and European states blamed Iran, which denied it.", "techniques": [ "T04.2", "T06.2" ], "confidence": "reported", "sources": [ { "publisher": "PBS NewsHour (AP)", "title": "Yemen rebels claim drone attacks on major Saudi oil sites", "date": "2019-09-14", "url": "https://www.pbs.org/newshour/world/yemen-rebels-claim-drone-attacks-on-major-saudi-oil-sites" }, { "publisher": "Al Jazeera (Reuters)", "title": "UN monitors say Houthis not behind Saudi Aramco attacks: Report", "date": "2020-01-09", "url": "https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2020/1/9/un-monitors-say-houthis-not-behind-saudi-aramco-attacks-report" } ] }, { "id": "DM-015", "actor_id": "houthis", "date": "2020-01-27", "place": "Yemen", "title": "UN Panel traces Iranian-linked drone supply", "description": "The UN Panel of Experts on Yemen reported Houthi drones combine Iranian-supplied systems and technology with commercially sourced components routed through intermediaries and assembled locally.", "techniques": [ "T01.2", "T01.3", "T01.4", "T07.2" ], "confidence": "single-source", "sources": [ { "publisher": "Washington Institute for Near East Policy", "title": "The UN Exposes Houthi Reliance on Iranian Weapons", "date": "2020-02-13", "url": "https://www.washingtoninstitute.org/policy-analysis/un-exposes-houthi-reliance-iranian-weapons" } ] }, { "id": "DM-016", "actor_id": "houthis", "date": "2022-01-17", "place": "Abu Dhabi, UAE", "title": "Drone attack kills three in Abu Dhabi", "description": "A Houthi-claimed attack set off explosions among fuel tankers near an oil storage facility and a fire at the airport construction site, killing three civilian workers.", "techniques": [ "T04.2", "T04.7", "T04.8" ], "confidence": "well-documented", "sources": [ { "publisher": "Al Jazeera", "title": "UAE pledges to retaliate after three killed in Houthi attacks", "date": "2022-01-17", "url": "https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2022/1/17/fires-in-abu-dhabi-houthis-announce-operation-deep-in-uae" }, { "publisher": "Anadolu Agency", "title": "3 killed and 6 injured in suspected drone attack in Abu Dhabi", "date": "2022-01-17", "url": "https://www.aa.com.tr/en/middle-east/3-killed-and-6-injured-in-suspected-drone-attack-in-abu-dhabi/2476050" } ] }, { "id": "DM-017", "actor_id": "houthis", "date": "2022-02-10", "place": "Abha International Airport, Saudi Arabia", "title": "Drone debris wounds 12 at Abha airport", "description": "Saudi air defences intercepted a Houthi explosive drone aimed at Abha's civilian airport; debris wounded 12 travellers and workers.", "techniques": [ "T02.2", "T04.7", "T04.8" ], "confidence": "well-documented", "sources": [ { "publisher": "Al-Monitor (AFP)", "title": "12 hurt in foiled Huthi drone attack on Saudi airport", "date": "2022-02-10", "url": "https://www.al-monitor.com/originals/2022/02/12-hurt-foiled-huthi-drone-attack-saudi-airport" }, { "publisher": "Arab News", "title": "12 civilians injured in Houthi drone strike on Saudi Arabia's Abha airport", "date": "2022-02-10", "url": "https://www.arabnews.com/node/2022091" } ] }, { "id": "DM-018", "actor_id": "houthis", "date": "2023-12-16", "place": "Red Sea", "title": "Drone barrages disrupt Red Sea shipping", "description": "In a campaign tied to the Gaza war, the Houthis launched waves of one-way attack drones over the Red Sea; US and UK warships downed 15 in one day and major shipping lines paused transits.", "techniques": [ "T02.2", "T04.2" ], "confidence": "well-documented", "sources": [ { "publisher": "Al Jazeera", "title": "US, UK say they shot down 15 drones from Yemen's Houthis over Red Sea", "date": "2023-12-16", "url": "https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2023/12/16/us-uk-say-they-shot-down-15-drones-from-yemens-houthis-over-red-sea" }, { "publisher": "OPB (NPR)", "title": "Houthis launch more drone attacks as shipping companies suspend Red Sea operations", "date": "2023-12-16", "url": "https://www.opb.org/article/2023/12/16/houthis-launch-more-drone-attacks-as-shipping-companies-suspend-red-sea-operations/" } ] }, { "id": "DM-019", "actor_id": "houthis", "date": "2024-07-19", "place": "Tel Aviv, Israel", "title": "Long-range drone strikes Tel Aviv building", "description": "A Houthi long-range drone launched from Yemen hit a Tel Aviv apartment building, killing one civilian and wounding at least ten; the group's first strike on Tel Aviv.", "techniques": [ "T02.2", "T04.8" ], "confidence": "well-documented", "sources": [ { "publisher": "Al Jazeera", "title": "Drone attack on Israel's Tel Aviv leaves one dead, at least 10 injured", "date": "2024-07-19", "url": "https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2024/7/19/drone-attack-on-israels-tel-aviv-leaves-one-dead-at-least-10-injured" }, { "publisher": "NPR (via WVTF)", "title": "Drone strikes Tel Aviv, killing one. Houthis claim responsibility", "date": "2024-07-19", "url": "https://www.wvtf.org/2024-07-19/drone-strikes-tel-aviv-killing-one-houthis-claim-responsibility" } ] }, { "id": "DM-020", "actor_id": "hezbollah", "date": "2024-10-13", "place": "Binyamina, Israel", "title": "Drone strike kills four soldiers at training base", "description": "A Hezbollah attack drone hit an Israeli army training camp near Binyamina, killing four soldiers and wounding more than 60.", "techniques": [ "T02.2", "T04.2" ], "confidence": "well-documented", "sources": [ { "publisher": "NPR (via WVTF)", "title": "4 Israeli soldiers killed in Hezbollah drone attack that leaves dozens injured", "date": "2024-10-13", "url": "https://www.wvtf.org/2024-10-13/4-israeli-soldiers-killed-in-hezbollah-drone-attack-that-leaves-dozens-injured" }, { "publisher": "Arab News (AFP)", "title": "Hezbollah drone strike kills four, wounds dozens at Israeli base", "date": "2024-10-13", "url": "https://www.arabnews.com/node/2575165/middle-east" } ] }, { "id": "DM-021", "actor_id": "hezbollah", "date": "2024-10-19", "place": "Caesarea, Israel", "title": "Drone hits Netanyahu's private residence", "description": "A drone launched from Lebanon hit the Israeli prime minister's Caesarea home while he was absent, causing no casualties; Hezbollah claimed responsibility three days later.", "techniques": [ "T02.2", "T04.3" ], "confidence": "well-documented", "sources": [ { "publisher": "Al Jazeera", "title": "Hezbollah rockets target Israel's north as Israel pounds Beirut suburbs", "date": "2024-10-19", "url": "https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2024/10/19/drone-hits-netanyahus-home-as-hezbollah-rockets-target-northern-israel" }, { "publisher": "Al Jazeera", "title": "Hezbollah claims responsibility for drone attack on Netanyahu holiday home", "date": "2024-10-22", "url": "https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2024/10/22/hezbollah-takes-responsibility-for-drone-attack-on-netanyahu-holiday-home" } ] }, { "id": "DM-022", "actor_id": "mexico_cartels", "date": "2015-01-20", "place": "Tijuana, Baja California, Mexico", "title": "Drug-laden drone crashes near San Ysidro crossing", "description": "A drone carrying methamphetamine crashed in a supermarket parking lot near the US border, an early recovered case of drone use for cross-border drug smuggling.", "techniques": [ "T01.1", "T04.5" ], "confidence": "well-documented", "sources": [ { "publisher": "PBS NewsHour", "title": "Meth-laden drone crashes over Mexico-U.S. border", "date": "2015-01-22", "url": "https://www.pbs.org/newshour/nation/meth-laden-drone-crashes-mexico-u-s-border" }, { "publisher": "Fox News / Associated Press", "title": "Drone overloaded with meth crashes in Mexican border city", "date": "2015-01-22", "url": "https://www.foxnews.com/world/drone-overloaded-with-meth-crashes-in-mexican-border-city" } ] }, { "id": "DM-023", "actor_id": "mexico_cartels", "date": "2017-08-08", "place": "San Ysidro area, San Diego, California, USA", "title": "Border Patrol intercepts drone drug courier", "description": "Border Patrol agents tracked a drone crossing the border fence and arrested a courier carrying methamphetamine, who admitted several earlier drone smuggling runs.", "techniques": [ "T01.1", "T04.5" ], "confidence": "well-documented", "sources": [ { "publisher": "U.S. Customs and Border Protection", "title": "Smuggler Using Drone Busted by Border Patrol", "date": "2017-08-18", "url": "https://www.cbp.gov/newsroom/local-media-release/smuggler-using-drone-busted-border-patrol" }, { "publisher": "NBC News", "title": "Man Smuggled 13 Pounds of Meth From Mexico Using a Drone", "date": "2017-08-19", "url": "https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/man-smuggled-13-pounds-meth-mexico-using-drone-n794146" } ] }, { "id": "DM-024", "actor_id": "mexico_cartels", "date": "2017-10-20", "place": "Valtierrilla, Guanajuato, Mexico", "title": "First armed drone seized from Mexican criminals", "description": "Federal Police seized a commercial quadcopter armed with an explosive device during a vehicle stop; analysts suspected a CJNG link. It was Mexico's first known criminal armed-drone seizure.", "techniques": [ "T01.1", "T02.1" ], "confidence": "well-documented", "sources": [ { "publisher": "Small Wars Journal", "title": "Mexican Cartel Tactical Note #35: Weaponized Drone/UAV/UAS Seized in Valtierrilla, Guanajuato", "date": "2017-10-23", "url": "https://archive.smallwarsjournal.com/node/77994" }, { "publisher": "Fox News", "title": "IED attached to drone in Mexico could show evolution of drug cartel tactics", "date": "2017-10-25", "url": "https://www.foxnews.com/world/ied-attached-to-drone-in-mexico-could-show-evolution-of-drug-cartel-tactics" } ] }, { "id": "DM-025", "actor_id": "mexico_cartels", "date": "2018-07", "place": "Tecate, Baja California, Mexico", "title": "Armed drone lands at security chief's property", "description": "A drone carrying explosive devices that did not detonate came down on property owned by Baja California's public security secretary, who linked it to his work against organised crime.", "techniques": [ "T02.1", "T04.3" ], "confidence": "well-documented", "sources": [ { "publisher": "NBC San Diego", "title": "Drone Toting Deactivated Grenades Lands on Mexico Police Chief's Property", "date": "2018-07-11", "url": "https://www.nbcsandiego.com/news/local/drone-explosives-grenades-baja-mexico-tecate/2065212/" }, { "publisher": "CBS News Sacramento", "title": "Drone With Grenades Lands At Property Of Mexico Police Chief", "date": "2018-07-11", "url": "https://www.cbsnews.com/sacramento/news/drone-grenades-mexico/" }, { "publisher": "InSight Crime", "title": "Are Armed Drones the Weapon of the Future for Mexico's Cartels?", "date": "2018-08-15", "url": "https://insightcrime.org/news/brief/armed-drones-weapon-future-mexico-cartels/" } ] }, { "id": "DM-026", "actor_id": "mexico_cartels", "date": "2021-04", "place": "Aguililla, Michoacán, Mexico", "title": "Explosive drone attack wounds two police officers", "description": "Drone-dropped explosives wounded two state police officers; Mexico's defence secretary confirmed explosive-drone attacks on security forces in Michoacán, Jalisco and Guanajuato.", "techniques": [ "T02.1", "T04.1" ], "confidence": "well-documented", "sources": [ { "publisher": "OCCRP", "title": "Mexican Cartel Attacks Police with Explosive Drones", "date": "2021-04-27", "url": "https://www.occrp.org/en/news/mexican-cartel-attacks-police-with-explosive-drones" }, { "publisher": "El Universal", "title": "Confirma Sandoval ataque con drones a las fuerzas armadas en Jalisco, Guanajuato y Michoacán", "date": "2021-04-21", "url": "https://www.eluniversal.com.mx/nacion/drones-confirma-sandoval-ataque-las-fuerzas-armadas-en-jalisco-guanajuato-y-michoacan" }, { "publisher": "InSight Crime", "title": "Weaponized Drones in Mexico: Game-Changer or Gimmick?", "date": "2021-05-06", "url": "https://insightcrime.org/news/weaponized-drones-mexico-game-changer-gimmick/" } ] }, { "id": "DM-027", "actor_id": "mexico_cartels", "date": "2022-11-26", "place": "Encarnación de Díaz, Jalisco, Mexico", "title": "CJNG combines drones, plane and gunmen against police", "description": "CJNG reportedly attacked a municipal police station using armed drones, a light aircraft and gunmen; two officers and two attackers died.", "techniques": [ "T02.1", "T04.1", "T04.6" ], "confidence": "single-source", "sources": [ { "publisher": "VICE", "title": "A Cartel Used Armed Drones and a Plane to Bomb Police", "date": "2022-11-28", "url": "https://vice.com/en/article/mexico-cjng-airplane-drones-jalisco-police" } ] }, { "id": "DM-028", "actor_id": "mexico_cartels", "date": "2023-08", "place": "Michoacán and Jalisco, Mexico", "title": "CJNG fields a dedicated drone unit", "description": "Reporting describes a dedicated CJNG drone unit with its own insignia, used for reconnaissance and attacks, that posts videos on social media to intimidate rivals.", "techniques": [ "T03.2", "T05.1", "T05.2" ], "confidence": "well-documented", "sources": [ { "publisher": "The Daily Beast", "title": "The Wrong People Just Got Their Hands on an Elite Drone Unit", "date": "2023-08-22", "url": "https://thedailybeast.com/mexicos-jalisco-new-generation-cartel-just-created-an-elite-drone-unit" }, { "publisher": "InSight Crime", "title": "Drones refuerzan arsenal criminal en América Latina y el Caribe", "date": "2025-03-06", "url": "https://insightcrime.org/es/noticias/drones-refuerzan-arsenal-criminal-america-latina-caribe/" }, { "publisher": "CSIS", "title": "Illicit Innovation: Latin America Is Not Prepared to Fight Criminal Drones", "date": "2025-06-11", "url": "https://www.csis.org/analysis/illicit-innovation-latin-america-not-prepared-fight-criminal-drones" } ] }, { "id": "DM-029", "actor_id": "mexico_cartels", "date": "2023-08-10", "place": "El Caracol, Guerrero, Mexico", "title": "Drone bombardment of farming village in Guerrero", "description": "A victims' aid group reported dozens of explosives dropped by drone on a rural community over two days, blamed on La Familia Michoacana amid its feud with Los Tlacos.", "techniques": [ "T02.1", "T04.8" ], "confidence": "reported", "sources": [ { "publisher": "Border Report (via NewsNation)", "title": "Cartel reportedly drops 33 bombs from drones in Guerrero", "date": "2023-08-18", "url": "https://digital-release.newsnationnow.com/?p=2386409" }, { "publisher": "Fox News", "title": "Terrifying video shows suspected Mexican drug cartel bombing rural community with drones, aid group says", "date": "2023-08-22", "url": "https://noticias.foxnews.com/world/terrifying-video-shows-suspected-mexican-drug-cartel-bombing-rural-community-drones-aid-group-says" } ] }, { "id": "DM-030", "actor_id": "mexico_cartels", "date": "2023-09-10", "place": "La Ruana, Buenavista, Michoacán, Mexico", "title": "Drone explosives hit anti-crime rally in La Ruana", "description": "Explosives were dropped by drone on a public event led by the brother of a murdered self-defence leader; no injuries were reported and he blamed Los Viagras.", "techniques": [ "T02.1", "T04.3", "T04.8" ], "confidence": "reported", "sources": [ { "publisher": "Infobae", "title": "Así fue el momento del ataque con drones en un evento donde estaba Guadalupe Mora en La Ruana", "date": "2023-09-10", "url": "https://www.infobae.com/mexico/2023/09/10/asi-fue-el-momento-del-ataque-con-drones-en-un-evento-donde-estaba-guadalupe-mora-en-la-ruana/" }, { "publisher": "El Universal", "title": "VIDEO: Lanzan dron cargado con explosivos en La Ruana, Michoacán", "date": "2023-09-12", "url": "https://www.eluniversal.com.mx/estados/video-lanzan-dron-cargado-con-explosivos-en-la-ruana-michoacan/" } ] }, { "id": "DM-031", "actor_id": "mexico_cartels", "date": "2023-10", "place": "Buenavista, Michoacán, Mexico", "title": "Foreign cell supplying drone explosives arrested", "description": "Security forces arrested eight Colombians accused of making drone explosives for Los Viagras; InSight Crime ties recruited Colombian ex-military know-how to Mexican cartel drone use.", "techniques": [ "T01.4", "T07.2", "T07.3" ], "confidence": "well-documented", "sources": [ { "publisher": "ADN40", "title": "Desmantelan célula que fabricaba explosivos para drones de Los Viagras", "date": "2023-10-08", "url": "https://www.adn40.mx/seguridad/detienen-a-8-que-fabricaban-explosivos-y-drones-los-viagras/" }, { "publisher": "N+ (nmas)", "title": "Detienen a 8 Colombianos que Fabricaban Explosivos para Drones en Michoacán", "date": "2023-10-08", "url": "https://www.nmas.com.mx/estados/detienen-a-8-colombianos-que-fabricaban-explosivos-para-drones-en-michoacan/" }, { "publisher": "InSight Crime", "title": "Drones refuerzan arsenal criminal en América Latina y el Caribe", "date": "2025-03-06", "url": "https://insightcrime.org/es/noticias/drones-refuerzan-arsenal-criminal-america-latina-caribe/" } ] }, { "id": "DM-032", "actor_id": "mexico_cartels", "date": "2025-09-16", "place": "Badiraguato, Sinaloa, Mexico", "title": "Drone attacks displace residents in Badiraguato", "description": "Explosive drone attacks during the Sinaloa Cartel's internal war hit mountain communities; the state governor confirmed drone use and dozens of residents fled.", "techniques": [ "T02.1", "T04.8" ], "confidence": "well-documented", "sources": [ { "publisher": "CBS News / AFP", "title": "Hometown of notorious cartel leader \"El Chapo\" hit by drone attacks, forcing residents to flee", "date": "2025-10-29", "url": "https://www.cbsnews.com/news/drug-lord-el-chapo-hometown-hit-by-drone-attacks-residents-flee" }, { "publisher": "N+ (nmas)", "title": "Gobierno de Sinaloa confirma ataque de drones en Badiraguato y otras zonas serranas", "date": "2025-10-28", "url": "https://www.nmas.com.mx/sinaloa/seguridad/gobierno-de-sinaloa-confirma-ataque-de-drones-en-badiraguato-y-otras-zonas-serranas/" } ] }, { "id": "DM-033", "actor_id": "mexico_cartels", "date": "2026-07-08", "place": "Guajes de Ayala, Coyuca de Catalán, Guerrero, Mexico", "title": "Drone and ground assault on Guerrero village", "description": "La Nueva Familia Michoacana allegedly scouted with drones, then struck rural communities with drone-dropped explosives and gunfire; federal officials initially denied the attacks.", "techniques": [ "T03.2", "T04.6", "T04.8" ], "confidence": "reported", "sources": [ { "publisher": "Telemundo / Associated Press", "title": "Cómo México dejó 'desprotegido' a un pueblo ante la violencia del narco mientras reforzaba la seguridad del Mundial", "date": "2026-07-09", "url": "https://www.telemundo.com/noticias/noticias-telemundo/internacional/como-mexico-dejo-desprotegido-a-un-pueblo-ante-la-violencia-del-narco-rcna353723" }, { "publisher": "El Financiero", "title": "Familias de Guajes de Ayala, Guerrero, piden rescate aéreo tras disparos y bombardeos con drones de narcos", "date": "2026-07-09", "url": "https://www.elfinanciero.com.mx/estados/2026/07/09/familias-de-guajes-de-ayala-guerrero-piden-rescate-aereo-tras-disparos-y-bombardeos-con-drones-de-narcos/" } ] }, { "id": "DM-034", "actor_id": "colombia_groups", "date": "2024-07-23", "place": "El Plateado, Argelia, Cauca, Colombia", "title": "Child killed in Colombia's first lethal drone attack", "description": "An explosive dropped by drone on a football field killed a 10-year-old boy and wounded six people; the government blamed the EMC's Carlos Patiño Front, which denied it.", "techniques": [ "T02.1", "T04.8" ], "confidence": "well-documented", "sources": [ { "publisher": "CBS News / AFP", "title": "10-year-old boy on soccer field killed in \"cowardly terrorist attack\" targeting soldiers in Colombia", "date": "2024-07-25", "url": "https://www.cbsnews.com/news/boy-killed-colombia-first-lethal-drone-attack/" }, { "publisher": "Vanguardia", "title": "Un niño muerto y seis heridos en ataque con explosivos de las disidencias en Cauca", "date": "2024-07-24", "url": "https://www.vanguardia.com/colombia/2024/07/24/un-nino-muerto-y-seis-heridos-en-ataque-con-explosivos-de-las-disidencias-en-cauca/" }, { "publisher": "NBC News", "title": "Growing use of deadly drones by Colombian militants terrifies residents", "date": "2025-08-29", "url": "https://www.nbcnews.com/news/latino/deadly-drones-colombia-militants-terrifies-residents-rcna228009" } ] }, { "id": "DM-035", "actor_id": "colombia_groups", "date": "2025-05-15", "place": "Tibú, Norte de Santander, Colombia", "title": "Drone explosive kills child in Catatumbo", "description": "A drone attack during fighting between the ELN and FARC dissident Front 33 killed a 12-year-old boy at his home; sources differ on whether his mother was killed or wounded.", "techniques": [ "T04.8" ], "confidence": "reported", "sources": [ { "publisher": "Vanguardia", "title": "Un niño muerto y una mujer herida dejó atentado con dron explosivo", "date": "2025-05-16", "url": "https://www.vanguardia.com/judicial/2025/05/16/un-nino-muerto-y-una-mujer-herida-dejo-atentado-con-dron-explosivo/" }, { "publisher": "Al Jazeera", "title": "'I always hear them before I see them': Drones strike fear in Colombia", "date": "2026-05-22", "url": "https://www.aljazeera.com/news/longform/2026/5/22/i-always-hear-them-before-i-see-them-drones-strike-fear-in-colombia" } ] }, { "id": "DM-036", "actor_id": "colombia_groups", "date": "2025-08", "place": "Naya River, near Buenaventura, Colombia", "title": "Drone attack kills three troops on river patrol", "description": "An armed drone struck a military river patrol, killing three service members and wounding four; authorities blamed the FARC dissident faction led by Iván Mordisco.", "techniques": [ "T02.1", "T04.1" ], "confidence": "well-documented", "sources": [ { "publisher": "The Defense Post / AFP", "title": "Three Colombian Soldiers Killed in Guerrilla Drone Attack", "date": "2025-08-14", "url": "https://thedefensepost.com/2025/08/14/colombia-guerrilla-drone-attack/" }, { "publisher": "Maryland Coordination and Analysis Center (relaying BBC)", "title": "Three Colombian soldiers killed in attack with explosive-laden drones", "date": "2025-08-15", "url": "https://mcac.maryland.gov/2025/08/three-colombian-soldiers-killed-in-attack-with-explosive-laden-drones/" } ] }, { "id": "DM-037", "actor_id": "colombia_groups", "date": "2025-08-21", "place": "Amalfi, Antioquia, Colombia", "title": "Drone attack downs police helicopter", "description": "A drone attack brought down a National Police helicopter supporting coca eradication, killing at least 12 officers. Attribution is disputed between Clan del Golfo and FARC dissidents.", "techniques": [ "T02.1", "T04.1" ], "confidence": "well-documented", "sources": [ { "publisher": "Al Jazeera", "title": "At least 18 killed in Colombia in drone attack on helicopter, car bombing", "date": "2025-08-22", "url": "https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/8/22/at-least-18-killed-in-colombia-in-drone-attack-on-helicopter-car-bombing" }, { "publisher": "Vanguardia", "title": "Helicóptero de la Policía cayó en Amalfi tras ataque con dron: esto se sabe", "date": "2025-08-21", "url": "https://www.vanguardia.com/colombia/2025/08/21/helicoptero-policia-cayo-en-amalfi-tras-ataque-con-dron-esto-se-sabe/" } ] }, { "id": "DM-038", "actor_id": "colombia_groups", "date": "2025-11-19", "place": "Jambaló, Cauca, Colombia", "title": "Dissidents assault police station with drones and rifles", "description": "EMC dissidents attacked a police station with drone-dropped explosives and gunfire, wounding seven police and a civilian, during a day of coordinated attacks across Cauca.", "techniques": [ "T04.1", "T04.6" ], "confidence": "well-documented", "sources": [ { "publisher": "Vanguardia", "title": "Ataque con drones explosivos en Jambaló deja siete policías y un civil heridos", "date": "2025-11-19", "url": "https://www.vanguardia.com/colombia/2025/11/19/ataque-con-drones-explosivos-en-jambalo-deja-siete-policias-y-un-civil-heridos/" }, { "publisher": "Minuto30", "title": "Disidencias atacaron estación de Policía de Jambaló con drones y explosivos", "date": "2025-11-19", "url": "https://www.minuto30.com/amp/ataque-estacion-de-policia-jambalo/1688721/" } ] }, { "id": "DM-039", "actor_id": "colombia_groups", "date": "2026-09-04", "place": "Ocaña, Norte de Santander, Colombia", "title": "ELN drone attack precedes assault on garrison", "description": "The ELN used about 20 armed drones against a military compound before fighting inside it; three soldiers were killed and four wounded.", "techniques": [ "T04.1", "T04.6" ], "confidence": "well-documented", "sources": [ { "publisher": "Al Jazeera", "title": "Colombian government reports three killed in rebel attack on military post", "date": "2026-09-05", "url": "https://aljazeera.com/news/2026/9/5/colombian-government-reports-three-killed-in-rebel-attack-on-military-post" }, { "publisher": "CP24 / Associated Press", "title": "Drone attack launched by suspected guerrillas kills at least 3 soldiers in Colombia", "date": "2026-09-05", "url": "https://www.cp24.com/news/world/2026/09/06/drone-attack-launched-by-suspected-guerrillas-kills-at-least-3-soldiers-in-colombia/" } ] }, { "id": "DM-040", "actor_id": "sahel_jihadists", "date": "2023-09", "place": "Bandiagara region, Mali", "title": "JNIM's first recorded drone-dropped explosive attack", "description": "JNIM dropped explosives from drones on positions of the Dan Na Ambassagou militia, its first recorded armed drone use and the start of a sustained campaign.", "techniques": [ "T02.1", "T04.1" ], "confidence": "well-documented", "sources": [ { "publisher": "ACLED", "title": "Africa Overview: April 2025", "date": "2025-04-04", "url": "https://acleddata.com/2025/04/04/africa-overview-april-2025" }, { "publisher": "Small Wars Journal", "title": "Countering JNIM's Drone Proliferation in the Sahel", "date": "2025-08-17", "url": "https://smallwarsjournal.com/2025/08/17/countering-jnims-drone-proliferation-in-the-sahel/" } ] }, { "id": "DM-041", "actor_id": "sahel_jihadists", "date": "2024-12-24", "place": "Wajiroko, Borno State, Nigeria", "title": "ISWAP's first armed drone attack on Nigerian base", "description": "ISWAP used several armed drones in an assault on a Nigerian forward operating base, wounding soldiers; it had earlier used drones for propaganda and surveillance.", "techniques": [ "T02.1", "T04.1", "T03.1" ], "confidence": "well-documented", "sources": [ { "publisher": "ISS Africa", "title": "Lake Chad Basin insurgents raise the stakes with weaponised drones", "date": "2025-03-17", "url": "https://issafrica.org/iss-today/lake-chad-basin-insurgents-raise-the-stakes-with-weaponised-drones" }, { "publisher": "Lawfare", "title": "African Non-State Actors Put Drones on the Attack", "date": "2025-10-19", "url": "https://www.lawfaremedia.org/article/african-non-state-actors-put-drones-on-the-attack" } ] }, { "id": "DM-042", "actor_id": "sahel_jihadists", "date": "2025-03", "place": "Centre-Est, Centre-Nord, Est and Sahel regions, Burkina Faso", "title": "JNIM conducts six drone strikes in one month", "description": "JNIM carried out six drone strikes on soldiers, VDP militia members and civilians in a month, part of a sharp rise in its armed drone use in 2025.", "techniques": [ "T01.1", "T02.1", "T04.1", "T04.8" ], "confidence": "well-documented", "sources": [ { "publisher": "ACLED", "title": "Africa Overview: April 2025", "date": "2025-04-04", "url": "https://acleddata.com/2025/04/04/africa-overview-april-2025" }, { "publisher": "GNET", "title": "Weaponised Skies: The Expansion of Terrorist Drone Use Across Africa", "date": "2025-07-30", "url": "https://gnet-research.org/2025/07/30/weaponised-skies-the-expansion-of-terrorist-drone-use-across-africa/" } ] }, { "id": "DM-043", "actor_id": "sahel_jihadists", "date": "2025-03-24", "place": "Wajiroko, Borno State, Nigeria", "title": "ISWAP drone strike precedes ground assault", "description": "Insurgents opened an attack on an army base with drones before a ground assault, killing at least four soldiers and wounding others.", "techniques": [ "T04.1", "T04.6" ], "confidence": "well-documented", "sources": [ { "publisher": "ICIR Nigeria", "title": "Timeline: Boko Haram, ISWAP attacks on Nigerian military bases since 2025", "date": "2025", "url": "https://www.icirnigeria.org/timeline-boko-haram-iswap-attacks-on-nigerian-military-bases-since-2025/" }, { "publisher": "ADF Magazine", "title": "ISWAP Adds Armed Drones to Its Arsenal in Northeast Nigeria", "date": "2025-05-13", "url": "https://adf-magazine.com/2025/05/iswap-adds-armed-drones-to-its-arsenal-in-northeast-nigeria/" }, { "publisher": "GNET", "title": "Weaponised Skies: The Expansion of Terrorist Drone Use Across Africa", "date": "2025-07-30", "url": "https://gnet-research.org/2025/07/30/weaponised-skies-the-expansion-of-terrorist-drone-use-across-africa/" } ] }, { "id": "DM-044", "actor_id": "sahel_jihadists", "date": "2025-04-09", "place": "Djignandjoaga, Togo", "title": "Suspected JNIM one-way drone hits Togolese post", "description": "JNIM was suspected of the first one-way drone attack on a Togolese military position, extending the group's drone use into a coastal West African state.", "techniques": [ "T02.2", "T04.2", "T07.3" ], "confidence": "reported", "sources": [ { "publisher": "ACLED", "title": "Africa Overview: May 2025", "date": "2025-05", "url": "https://acleddata.com/update/africa-overview-may-2025" }, { "publisher": "ADF Magazine", "title": "Cheap Drones Multiply Terrorist Threats in Sahel", "date": "2025-08-12", "url": "https://adf-magazine.com/2025/08/cheap-drones-multiply-terrorist-threats-in-sahel/" } ] }, { "id": "DM-045", "actor_id": "sahel_jihadists", "date": "2025-05-25", "place": "Eknewane, Tahoua Region, Niger", "title": "IS Sahel uses one-way drones in deadly assault", "description": "Islamic State Sahel reportedly used one-way drones during a large ground assault on an army post that killed dozens of soldiers, the first such use reported in Niger.", "techniques": [ "T02.2", "T04.1", "T04.6" ], "confidence": "reported", "sources": [ { "publisher": "ADF Magazine", "title": "Cheap Drones Multiply Terrorist Threats in Sahel", "date": "2025-08-12", "url": "https://adf-magazine.com/2025/08/cheap-drones-multiply-terrorist-threats-in-sahel/" }, { "publisher": "Lawfare", "title": "African Non-State Actors Put Drones on the Attack", "date": "2025-10-19", "url": "https://www.lawfaremedia.org/article/african-non-state-actors-put-drones-on-the-attack" } ] }, { "id": "DM-046", "actor_id": "sahel_jihadists", "date": "2025-10", "place": "Ngamdu, Borno State, Nigeria", "title": "ISWAP drones used in Ngamdu base attack", "description": "ISWAP fighters attacked an army base with armed drones alongside other weapons, reportedly killing seven soldiers (the army said four).", "techniques": [ "T04.1", "T04.6" ], "confidence": "single-source", "sources": [ { "publisher": "AFP via Citizen Digital", "title": "Jihadists attack Nigerian army base, killing 7 troops: sources", "date": "2025-10-12", "url": "https://citizen.digital/article/jihadists-attack-nigerian-army-base-killing-7-troops-sources-n371279" } ] }, { "id": "DM-047", "actor_id": "sahel_jihadists", "date": "2026-01-29", "place": "Niamey, Niger", "title": "IS Sahel airport attack reportedly used drones", "description": "Islamic State Sahel gunmen attacked Niamey's airport and adjoining airbase. Some reports say armed drones were used; ACLED treats drone use as reported, not confirmed.", "techniques": [ "T04.2", "T04.6" ], "confidence": "reported", "sources": [ { "publisher": "ACLED", "title": "Reported drone use in Niamey airport attack a first ever for ISSP in Niger", "date": "2026-01", "url": "https://acleddata.com/expert-comment/reported-drone-use-niamey-airport-attack-first-ever-issp-niger-comment-ladd-serwat" }, { "publisher": "Small Wars Journal", "title": "Islamic State Niamey airport attack", "date": "2026-02-02", "url": "https://smallwarsjournal.com/2026/02/02/islamic-state-niamey-airport-attack/" } ] }, { "id": "DM-048", "actor_id": "somalia_jihadists", "date": "2025-01", "place": "Cal Miskaad mountains, Puntland, Somalia", "title": "IS Somalia's first armed drone strikes", "description": "Islamic State Somalia carried out its first recorded drone strikes against Puntland forces during a government offensive; UN monitors said it aimed to build one-way attack drones.", "techniques": [ "T02.2", "T04.1" ], "confidence": "well-documented", "sources": [ { "publisher": "ACLED", "title": "Somalia: January saw first use of drone strikes by IS Somalia", "date": "2025-02", "url": "https://acleddata.com/expert-comment/somalia-january-saw-first-use-drone-strikes-somalia-expert-comment" }, { "publisher": "ISS Africa", "title": "Houthis in Somalia: friends with technological benefits", "date": "2025-06-10", "url": "https://issafrica.org/iss-today/houthis-in-somalia-friends-with-technological-benefits" } ] }, { "id": "DM-049", "actor_id": "somalia_jihadists", "date": "2025-02", "place": "Somalia", "title": "Al-Shabaab drones for reconnaissance and propaganda", "description": "Al-Shabaab has used drones mainly for propaganda and surveillance of security forces, and UN monitors report it sought weapons and training from the Houthis in 2024.", "techniques": [ "T03.1", "T05.2", "T01.3", "T07.2" ], "confidence": "well-documented", "sources": [ { "publisher": "ISS Africa", "title": "Houthis in Somalia: friends with technological benefits", "date": "2025-06-10", "url": "https://issafrica.org/iss-today/houthis-in-somalia-friends-with-technological-benefits" }, { "publisher": "GNET", "title": "Weaponised Skies: The Expansion of Terrorist Drone Use Across Africa", "date": "2025-07-30", "url": "https://gnet-research.org/2025/07/30/weaponised-skies-the-expansion-of-terrorist-drone-use-across-africa/" } ] }, { "id": "DM-050", "actor_id": "myanmar_resistance", "date": "2022-08", "place": "Kalay, Sagaing Region, Myanmar", "title": "PDF unit crowdfunds drone munitions online", "description": "A local People's Defence Force drone unit made a public social media appeal to fund munitions for drone attacks on junta forces.", "techniques": [ "T01.4", "T05.2" ], "confidence": "single-source", "sources": [ { "publisher": "BNI Online", "title": "Kalay PDF launches funding drive to pay for drone bombs", "date": "2022-08-23", "url": "https://www.bnionline.net/en/news/kalay-pdf-launches-funding-drive-pay-drone-bombs" } ] }, { "id": "DM-051", "actor_id": "myanmar_resistance", "date": "2022-10-01", "place": "Kayin (Karen) State, Myanmar", "title": "Federal Wings claims dozens of drone strikes", "description": "The NUG-linked drone unit Federal Wings claimed 89 drone strikes on regime forces in three Karen State townships; PDF drone units reported hundreds of attacks in 2022, and some groups modified commercial drones to carry 80mm munitions or more than one explosive.", "techniques": [ "T02.1", "T02.3", "T04.1" ], "confidence": "reported", "sources": [ { "publisher": "Myanmar Now", "title": "Myanmar's resistance 'air force' flies high in fight against regime", "date": "2022-10-26", "url": "https://myanmar-now.org/en/news/myanmars-resistance-air-force-flies-high-in-fight-against-regime" }, { "publisher": "Radio Free Asia", "title": "2 years after coup, drones turning the tide for Myanmar's armed resistance", "date": "2023-01-29", "url": "https://www.rfa.org/english/news/myanmar/drones-01252023173803.html" } ] }, { "id": "DM-052", "actor_id": "myanmar_resistance", "date": "2023-02", "place": "Myanmar", "title": "Resistance workshops build drones in-house", "description": "Researchers report resistance units combine commercially bought drones with components made in small workshops, including 3D-printed parts, reducing reliance on supply chains.", "techniques": [ "T01.1", "T01.4", "T07.1" ], "confidence": "well-documented", "sources": [ { "publisher": "Fulcrum (ISEAS)", "title": "Resistance Forces in Myanmar: Changing the State of Play with Weaponised Drones", "date": "2023-02-10", "url": "https://fulcrum.sg/resistance-forces-in-myanmar-changing-the-state-of-play-with-weaponised-drones/" }, { "publisher": "Jamestown Foundation", "title": "Anti-Junta Rebels Resort to 3D-Printed Weapons in Myanmar", "date": "2024-05-06", "url": "https://jamestown.org/anti-junta-rebels-resort-to-3d-printed-weapons-in-myanmar/" } ] }, { "id": "DM-053", "actor_id": "myanmar_resistance", "date": "2023-09-27", "place": "Myanmar", "title": "Resistance claims to overcome junta jamming", "description": "NUG defence officials and a resistance drone unit publicly claimed to have adapted to the military's anti-drone jamming; ACLED notes the military later upgraded its jammers.", "techniques": [ "T06.1" ], "confidence": "reported", "sources": [ { "publisher": "Radio Free Asia", "title": "Myanmar's resistance says it has cracked junta's anti-drone jammers", "date": "2023-09-27", "url": "https://www.rfa.org/english/news/myanmar/anti-drone-jammers-09272023121251.html" }, { "publisher": "ACLED", "title": "War in the sky: How drone warfare is shaping the conflict in Myanmar", "date": "2025-07-01", "url": "https://acleddata.com/report/war-sky-how-drone-warfare-shaping-conflict-myanmar" } ] }, { "id": "DM-054", "actor_id": "myanmar_resistance", "date": "2023-10-27", "place": "Northern Shan State, Myanmar", "title": "Operation 1027 uses massed drone bombing", "description": "The Three Brotherhood Alliance's Operation 1027 offensive relied heavily on drones against army outposts; the junta admitted 'hundreds' of drones were used.", "techniques": [ "T04.1", "T04.6" ], "confidence": "well-documented", "sources": [ { "publisher": "Al Jazeera", "title": "Myanmar military admits facing 'heavy assaults' from anti-coup forces", "date": "2023-11-16", "url": "https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2023/11/16/myanmar-military-admits-facing-heavy-assaults-from-anti-coup-forces" }, { "publisher": "ACLED", "title": "War in the sky: How drone warfare is shaping the conflict in Myanmar", "date": "2025-07-01", "url": "https://acleddata.com/report/war-sky-how-drone-warfare-shaping-conflict-myanmar" } ] }, { "id": "DM-055", "actor_id": "myanmar_resistance", "date": "2024-04-04", "place": "Naypyitaw, Myanmar", "title": "NUG drones target capital's airbase and headquarters", "description": "The NUG's armed wing claimed one-way drone attacks on Naypyitaw's airbase, military headquarters and the junta chief's residence; the military said it downed the drones.", "techniques": [ "T02.2", "T04.2", "T04.3" ], "confidence": "well-documented", "sources": [ { "publisher": "Associated Press (via KSAT)", "title": "Myanmar resistance group says its drones hit targets in the capital but army says it shot them down", "date": "2024-04-04", "url": "https://www.ksat.com/news/world/2024/04/04/myanmar-resistance-group-says-its-drones-hit-targets-in-the-capital-but-army-says-it-shot-them-down/" }, { "publisher": "Reuters (via Business Today)", "title": "Myanmar capital military base attacked by drones, anti-junta groups say", "date": "2024-04-04", "url": "https://www.businesstoday.in/amp/latest/world/story/myanmar-capital-military-base-attacked-by-drones-anti-junta-groups-say-424290-2024-04-04" }, { "publisher": "ACLED", "title": "War in the sky: How drone warfare is shaping the conflict in Myanmar", "date": "2025-07-01", "url": "https://acleddata.com/report/war-sky-how-drone-warfare-shaping-conflict-myanmar" } ] }, { "id": "DM-056", "actor_id": "myanmar_resistance", "date": "2024-11-11", "place": "Shante airbase, Mandalay Region, Myanmar", "title": "Drone attack damages aircraft at Shante airbase", "description": "Local resistance forces attacked the Shante airbase with about two dozen drones, reportedly damaging two military transport aircraft.", "techniques": [ "T04.2" ], "confidence": "single-source", "sources": [ { "publisher": "ACLED", "title": "War in the sky: How drone warfare is shaping the conflict in Myanmar", "date": "2025-07-01", "url": "https://acleddata.com/report/war-sky-how-drone-warfare-shaping-conflict-myanmar" } ] }, { "id": "DM-057", "actor_id": "other_nonstate", "date": "2017-08", "place": "Hakkari and southeastern provinces, Turkey", "title": "PKK commercial-drone attacks on Turkish forces", "description": "The PKK has used commercial drones against Turkish military positions since 2017, claimed dozens of strikes by 2021, and its media published attack videos.", "techniques": [ "T01.1", "T04.1", "T05.1" ], "confidence": "single-source", "sources": [ { "publisher": "Rudaw", "title": "Drones: A new tactic in PKK's armed struggle against Turkey?", "date": "2021-06-14", "url": "https://www.rudaw.net/english/analysis/12062021" } ] }, { "id": "DM-058", "actor_id": "other_nonstate", "date": "2018-08-04", "place": "Caracas, Venezuela", "title": "Explosive drones disrupt Maduro military parade", "description": "Two explosive-laden commercial drones detonated near a military parade where President Maduro was speaking, wounding soldiers. Attribution remains unconfirmed.", "techniques": [ "T02.1", "T04.3", "T06.2" ], "confidence": "well-documented", "sources": [ { "publisher": "Bellingcat", "title": "Did Drones Attack Maduro in Caracas?", "date": "2018-08-07", "url": "https://www.bellingcat.com/news/2018/08/07/drones-attack-maduro-caracas/" }, { "publisher": "AFP (via Times of Israel)", "title": "Venezuelan leader 'unharmed' after explosive drone attack", "date": "2018-08-04", "url": "https://www.timesofisrael.com/venezuelan-leader-unharmed-after-explosive-drone-attack/" } ] }, { "id": "DM-059", "actor_id": "other_nonstate", "date": "2024-11-19", "place": "Punjab border districts, India", "title": "Cross-border drone drug drops into Punjab", "description": "India's Border Security Force reported seizing nine drones and three heroin consignments in two days, attributing them to cross-border narco-syndicates.", "techniques": [ "T01.1", "T04.5" ], "confidence": "single-source", "sources": [ { "publisher": "All India Radio News", "title": "BSF seizes 9 drones and 3 consignments of heroin on Punjab border districts", "date": "2024-11-19", "url": "https://www.newsonair.gov.in/bsf-seizes-9-drones-and-3-consignments-of-heroin-on-punjab-border-districts" } ] }, { "id": "DM-060", "actor_id": "prison_contraband", "date": "2017-12-14", "place": "West Midlands, England, UK", "title": "Nationwide prison drone gang sentenced", "description": "An organised crime group led by a serving prisoner ran dozens of drone flights delivering drugs, phones and other contraband into prisons in England and Scotland.", "techniques": [ "T01.1", "T04.4" ], "confidence": "well-documented", "sources": [ { "publisher": "UK Ministry of Justice (gov.uk)", "title": "Major investigation smashes nationwide prison drone gang", "date": "2017-12-14", "url": "https://www.gov.uk/government/news/major-investigation-smashes-nationwide-prison-drone-gang" }, { "publisher": "Police Professional", "title": "Gang jailed for large scale prison smuggling operation using drones", "date": "2017-12-14", "url": "https://policeprofessional.com/?p=64950" } ] }, { "id": "DM-061", "actor_id": "prison_contraband", "date": "2022", "place": "Kingston, Ontario, Canada", "title": "Drone drops at Canadian federal prisons", "description": "Correctional Service Canada data show about 100 drone contraband drops at Collins Bay in 2022, and 839 drone incidents at federal prisons in 2025-26, down from 1,064 in 2024-25.", "techniques": [ "T04.4" ], "confidence": "reported", "sources": [ { "publisher": "Flying Magazine", "title": "Single Canadian Prison Sees Nearly 100 Illegal Drone Deliveries in 2022", "date": "2023-06-23", "url": "https://www.flyingmag.com/?p=174452" }, { "publisher": "Global News", "title": "Saskatchewan tests drone detection technology for prisons", "date": "2026-04-21", "url": "https://globalnews.ca/news/11810238/saskatchewan-drone-drug-smuggling/amp/" } ] }, { "id": "DM-062", "actor_id": "prison_contraband", "date": "2024-03-28", "place": "Georgia, USA", "title": "Operation Skyhawk targets Georgia prison drone network", "description": "Officials described a \"sophisticated, multi-state criminal enterprise\" of civilians, inmates and staff that used drones to bring contraband into Georgia state prisons; the investigation led to 150 arrests, including eight corrections employees, and seizures of phones, weapons and drugs (officials said other states may have been affected).", "techniques": [ "T01.1", "T04.4" ], "confidence": "well-documented", "sources": [ { "publisher": "Atlanta News First", "title": "Contraband sting in Georgia Department of Corrections facilities nets over 100 arrests", "date": "2024-03-28", "url": "https://www.atlantanewsfirst.com/2024/03/28/contraband-sting-georgia-department-corrections-facilities-nets-over-100-arrests" }, { "publisher": "Capitol Beat News Service", "title": "State busts up smuggling ring at prisons that used drones", "date": "2024-03-29", "url": "https://capitol-beat.org/2024/03/state-busts-up-smuggling-ring-at-prisons-using-drones/" } ] }, { "id": "DM-063", "actor_id": "prison_contraband", "date": "2024-12", "place": "London and south-east England, UK", "title": "Operation Buzzbin gang ran prison drone drops", "description": "A seven-man gang made repeated drone drops of drugs, phones and knives into eight prisons from December 2024 to February 2025; members were jailed in March 2026.", "techniques": [ "T01.1", "T04.4" ], "confidence": "reported", "sources": [ { "publisher": "LBC", "title": "Gang dubbed 'Deliveroo for prisons' jailed for using drones to smuggle weapons and drugs", "date": "2026-03-03", "url": "https://www.lbc.co.uk/crime/gang-deliveroo-prisons-jailed-drone/" }, { "publisher": "Putney.news", "title": "Drone gang behind Wandsworth prison drops jailed for 22 years", "date": "2026-03-04", "url": "https://putney.news/?p=32121" } ] }, { "id": "DM-064", "actor_id": "prison_contraband", "date": "2025-01-14", "place": "Manchester and Worcestershire, England, UK", "title": "Inspector warns gangs control prison airspace", "description": "HM Chief Inspector of Prisons reported gangs routinely delivering drugs, phones and weapons by drone into HMP Manchester and HMP Long Lartin, calling it a national security threat.", "techniques": [ "T04.4", "T06.1" ], "confidence": "well-documented", "sources": [ { "publisher": "HM Inspectorate of Prisons", "title": "Drones dropping drugs and weapons into high security prisons are a threat to national security", "date": "2025-01-14", "url": "https://hmiprisons.justiceinspectorates.gov.uk/news/drones-dropping-drugs-and-weapons-into-high-security-prisons-are-a-threat-to-national-security" }, { "publisher": "Euronews", "title": "UK prison watchdog warns of national security threat from drone deliveries", "date": "2025-01-14", "url": "https://www.euronews.com/2025/01/14/drones-flying-weapons-and-drugs-into-uk-prisons-are-threat-to-national-security" } ] }, { "id": "DM-065", "actor_id": "prison_contraband", "date": "2025-07-31", "place": "England and Wales, UK", "title": "UK prison drone incidents rise 43 percent", "description": "UK government data recorded 1,712 drone incidents at prisons in England and Wales in the year to March 2025, a 43% rise, which it attributed to organised crime gangs.", "techniques": [ "T04.4" ], "confidence": "single-source", "sources": [ { "publisher": "UK Ministry of Justice (gov.uk)", "title": "Counter-drone efforts rise as prison sightings revealed", "date": "2025-07-31", "url": "https://www.gov.uk/government/news/counter-drone-efforts-rise-as-prison-sightings-revealed" } ] }, { "id": "DM-066", "actor_id": "prison_contraband", "date": "2026-01", "place": "Itaitinga, Ceará, Brazil", "title": "Comando Vermelho-linked drone prison deliveries", "description": "Police arrested suspects operating a drone near prisons outside Fortaleza to deliver phones and drugs to inmates tied to the Comando Vermelho faction.", "techniques": [ "T01.1", "T04.4" ], "confidence": "single-source", "sources": [ { "publisher": "Diário do Nordeste", "title": "Trio é preso por operar drone com celulares e drogas próximo a presídios no Ceará", "date": "2026-01-21", "url": "https://diariodonordeste.verdesmares.com.br/seguranca/trio-e-preso-por-operar-drone-com-celulares-e-drogas-proximo-a-presidios-no-ceara-1.3735208" }, { "publisher": "Diário do Nordeste", "title": "R$ 5 mil por voo: CV usa drones para levar celulares e drogas para presídios na Grande Fortaleza", "date": "2026-02-18", "url": "https://diariodonordeste.verdesmares.com.br/seguranca/r-5-mil-por-voo-cv-usa-drones-para-levar-celulares-e-drogas-para-presidios-na-grande-fortaleza-1.3742506" } ] }, { "id": "DM-067", "actor_id": "prison_contraband", "date": "2026-06", "place": "Macon, Georgia, USA (federal prisons in 8 states)", "title": "Twelve indicted in multi-state federal prison drone ring", "description": "A Georgia-based ring allegedly coordinated with inmates to drop drugs, phones and weapons into ten federal prisons in eight states between 2023 and 2026.", "techniques": [ "T01.1", "T04.4" ], "confidence": "reported", "sources": [ { "publisher": "Atlanta Journal-Constitution", "title": "Feds: Drone-flying prison smugglers used old daycare center as storehouse", "date": "2026-06-24", "url": "https://www.ajc.com/news/2026/06/feds-drone-flying-prison-smugglers-used-old-daycare-center-as-storehouse/" }, { "publisher": "WCHS-TV", "title": "Kentucky, W.Va. prisons targeted in alleged drone smuggling conspiracy out of Georgia", "date": "2026-06", "url": "https://wchstv.com/news/local/kentucky-wva-prisons-targeted-in-alleged-drone-smuggling-conspiracy-out-of-georgia" } ] }, { "id": "DM-068", "actor_id": "airport_disruption", "date": "2018-12-19", "place": "Gatwick Airport, England, UK", "title": "Gatwick drone sightings shut airport", "description": "Reported drone sightings closed Gatwick for most of 19-21 December 2018, affecting over 100,000 passengers. Police called it deliberate but never identified a culprit.", "techniques": [ "T04.7", "T06.2" ], "confidence": "well-documented", "sources": [ { "publisher": "LBC", "title": "Gatwick drone investigation closed by police", "date": "2019-09-27", "url": "https://www.lbc.co.uk/article/gatwick-drone-investigation-closed-by-police-DWyg8Z_2/" }, { "publisher": "ABC News (via ABC7)", "title": "Police release 2 people arrested in connection with drone sightings at London airport", "date": "2018-12-23", "url": "https://abc7.com/london-airport-closes-again-due-to-suspected-drone-sighting-after-brief-opening/4934351/" } ] }, { "id": "DM-069", "actor_id": "airport_disruption", "date": "2019-01-08", "place": "Heathrow Airport, London, UK", "title": "Heathrow halts departures after drone sighting", "description": "Heathrow suspended departures for about an hour after a reported drone sighting, three weeks after Gatwick; the operator was not publicly identified.", "techniques": [ "T04.7" ], "confidence": "well-documented", "sources": [ { "publisher": "Fortune", "title": "Heathrow Airport drone sighting halts departures", "date": "2019-01-08", "url": "https://fortune.com/2019/01/08/heathrow-airport-drone-london" }, { "publisher": "Times of Israel", "title": "Drone sighting briefly halts Heathrow Airport flights", "date": "2019-01-09", "url": "https://www.timesofisrael.com/drone-sighting-briefly-halts-heathrow-airport-flights/" } ] }, { "id": "DM-070", "actor_id": "airport_disruption", "date": "2019-01-22", "place": "Newark, New Jersey, USA", "title": "Drone reports trigger Newark ground stop", "description": "Pilot reports of a drone near Teterboro led to a brief halt of arrivals into Newark; no drone was found and some officials doubted it was one.", "techniques": [ "T04.7" ], "confidence": "single-source", "sources": [ { "publisher": "WABC-TV (ABC7NY)", "title": "Reports of drone lead to brief ground stop, delays at Newark Airport", "date": "2019-01-23", "url": "https://abc7ny.com/reports-of-drone-lead-to-brief-ground-stop-delays-at-newark/5101620/" } ] }, { "id": "DM-071", "actor_id": "airport_disruption", "date": "2019-02-15", "place": "Dubai International Airport, UAE", "title": "Suspected drone halts Dubai departures", "description": "Dubai International suspended departures for about 30 minutes over suspected unauthorised drone activity; no operator was publicly identified.", "techniques": [ "T04.7" ], "confidence": "well-documented", "sources": [ { "publisher": "Al Jazeera", "title": "Dubai airport disrupted after reported drone sightings", "date": "2019-02-15", "url": "https://www.aljazeera.com/amp/news/2019/2/15/dubai-airport-disrupted-after-reported-drone-sightings" }, { "publisher": "TechCrunch", "title": "Dubai airport briefly halts flights after drone spotted", "date": "2019-02-15", "url": "https://techcrunch.com/2019/02/15/dubai-airport-briefly-halts-flights-after-drone-spotted/" } ] }, { "id": "DM-072", "actor_id": "airport_disruption", "date": "2020-03-02", "place": "Frankfurt Airport, Germany", "title": "Drone sighting suspends Frankfurt flights", "description": "German air traffic control suspended takeoffs and landings at Frankfurt for over an hour after a pilot reported a drone, the airport's second such shutdown in weeks.", "techniques": [ "T04.7", "T06.2" ], "confidence": "well-documented", "sources": [ { "publisher": "The Local Germany", "title": "Flights at Frankfurt airport suspended following drone sighting", "date": "2020-03-02", "url": "https://www.thelocal.de/20200302/flights-at-frankfurt-airport-suspended-following-drone-sighting" }, { "publisher": "Euronews", "title": "Drone sighting causes flight chaos at Frankfurt airport", "date": "2020-03-02", "url": "https://www.euronews.com/2020/03/02/flights-grounded-at-frankfurt-airport-after-drone-activity" } ] }, { "id": "DM-073", "actor_id": "protest_individuals", "date": "2013-09-15", "place": "Dresden, Germany", "title": "Pirate Party drone stunt at Merkel rally", "description": "Deliberate. A Pirate Party activist flew a small camera drone toward the stage at a Merkel campaign rally to protest surveillance; it came down near the podium.", "techniques": [ "T05.3" ], "confidence": "well-documented", "sources": [ { "publisher": "Center for the Study of the Drone, Bard College", "title": "A Pirate Drone in Germany", "date": "2013-09-19", "url": "https://dronecenter.bard.edu/pirate-drone-germany" }, { "publisher": "The Local Germany", "title": "Pirates crash protest drone at Merkel rally", "date": "2013-09-16", "url": "https://www.thelocal.de/20130916/51937" } ] }, { "id": "DM-074", "actor_id": "protest_individuals", "date": "2014-10", "place": "Seven EDF nuclear plants, France", "title": "Unidentified drones overfly French nuclear plants", "description": "Unattributed; purpose unknown. EDF confirmed drones flew over seven nuclear plants in October 2014 without affecting safety; a judicial investigation opened.", "techniques": [ "T03.2", "T06.2" ], "confidence": "well-documented", "sources": [ { "publisher": "Channel 4 News", "title": "France may shoot down mystery drones flying at nuclear sites: EDF", "date": "2014-10-30", "url": "https://www.channel4.com/news/france-may-shoot-down-mystery-drones-flying-at-nuclear-sites-edf" }, { "publisher": "Common Dreams", "title": "France investigating mysterious drones over its nuclear plants", "date": "2014-10-30", "url": "https://commondreams.org/news/2014/10/30/france-investigating-mysterious-drones-over-its-nuclear-plants" } ] }, { "id": "DM-075", "actor_id": "protest_individuals", "date": "2015-01-26", "place": "Washington, D.C., USA", "title": "Hobbyist drone crashes on White House grounds", "description": "Accidental, included for contrast. A recreational operator lost control of a small quadcopter that came down on the White House grounds; the Secret Service found no threat.", "techniques": [ "T04.7" ], "confidence": "well-documented", "sources": [ { "publisher": "NBC News", "title": "Drone crash at White House apparently accidental: officials", "date": "2015-01-26", "url": "https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/white-house/drone-lands-inside-white-house-grounds-n293466" }, { "publisher": "WTKR", "title": "Secret Service investigating device found at White House", "date": "2015-01-26", "url": "https://www.wtkr.com/2015/01/26/secret-service-investigating-device-found-at-white-house" } ] }, { "id": "DM-076", "actor_id": "protest_individuals", "date": "2015-02-24", "place": "Paris, France", "title": "Unidentified drones overfly Paris landmarks", "description": "Unattributed; purpose unknown. Drones were seen at night over the US embassy area, the Eiffel Tower and other landmarks on consecutive nights; operators were not found.", "techniques": [ "T06.2" ], "confidence": "well-documented", "sources": [ { "publisher": "AFP (via The Peninsula)", "title": "Drones spotted flying over Paris landmarks", "date": "2015-02-24", "url": "https://thepeninsulaqatar.com/article/24/02/2015/drones-spotted-flying-over-paris-landmarks" }, { "publisher": "BuzzFeed News", "title": "Mysterious drones seen hovering above Paris landmarks for 2nd night", "date": "2015-02-25", "url": "https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/franciswhittaker/mysterious-drones-seen-hovering-above-paris-landmarks-for-2" } ] }, { "id": "DM-077", "actor_id": "protest_individuals", "date": "2015-04-22", "place": "Tokyo, Japan", "title": "Anti-nuclear protest drone on PM's office roof", "description": "Deliberate. An anti-nuclear protester landed a small drone carrying low-level radioactive soil from Fukushima on the prime minister's office roof; it was found weeks later.", "techniques": [ "T05.3" ], "confidence": "well-documented", "sources": [ { "publisher": "Associated Press (via Northwest Asian Weekly)", "title": "Man arrested over drone at Japanese prime minister's office", "date": "2015-05-03", "url": "https://nwasianweekly.com/2015/05/man-arrested-over-drone-at-japanese-prime-ministers-office" }, { "publisher": "sUAS News (Jiji Press)", "title": "Japan man guilty of flying drone to prime minister's office", "date": "2016-02", "url": "https://www.suasnews.com/2016/02/japan-man-guilty-of-flying-drone-to-prime-ministers-office/" } ] }, { "id": "DM-078", "actor_id": "protest_individuals", "date": "2019-09-13", "place": "Heathrow Airport, London, UK", "title": "Heathrow Pause climate drone protest", "description": "Deliberate. Climate activists announced plans to fly toy drones in Heathrow's restricted zone; police made pre-emptive arrests and the airport reported no disruption.", "techniques": [ "T05.3", "T04.7" ], "confidence": "well-documented", "sources": [ { "publisher": "TechCrunch", "title": "UK police arrest a number of climate activists planning Heathrow drone protest", "date": "2019-09-13", "url": "https://techcrunch.com/2019/09/13/uk-police-arrest-a-number-of-climate-activists-planning-heathrow-drone-protest" }, { "publisher": "The Register", "title": "Eco-activists arrested over Heathrow drone threat", "date": "2019-09-12", "url": "https://www.theregister.com/2019/09/12/activists_drones_heathrow/" } ] } ] }